Linux::Bootloader::Lilo - Parse and modify LILO configuration files.

Linux-Bootloader documentation Contained in the Linux-Bootloader distribution.

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NAME

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Linux::Bootloader::Lilo - Parse and modify LILO configuration files.

SYNOPSIS

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	use Linux::Bootloader;
	use Linux::Bootloader::Lilo;

	my $bootloader = Linux::Bootloader::Lilo->new();
	my $config_file='/etc/lilo.conf';

	$bootloader->read($config_file)

	# add a kernel	
	$bootloader->add(%hash)

	# remove a kernel
	$bootloader->remove(2)

	# set new default
	$bootloader->set_default(1)

	$bootloader->write($config_file)

DESCRIPTION

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This module provides functions for working with LILO configuration files.

	Adding a kernel:
	- add kernel at start, end, or any index position.
	- kernel path and title are required.
	- root, kernel args, initrd are optional.
	- any options not specified are copied from default.
	- remove any conflicting kernels if force is specified.

	Removing a kernel:
	- remove by index position
	- or by title/label

FUNCTIONS

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Also see Linux::Bootloader for functions available from the base class.

new()

	Creates a new Linux::Bootloader::Lilo object.

install()

        Attempts to install bootloader.
        Takes: nothing.
        Returns: undef on error.

boot-once()

        Attempts to set a kernel as default for one boot only.
        Takes: string.
        Returns: undef on error.

AUTHOR

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Open Source Development Labs, Engineering Department <eng@osdl.org>

COPYRIGHT

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Copyright (C) 2006 Open Source Development Labs All Rights Reserved.

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

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Linux::Bootloader

Linux-Bootloader documentation Contained in the Linux-Bootloader distribution. 
package Linux::Bootloader::Lilo;



use strict;
use warnings;
use Linux::Bootloader

@Linux::Bootloader::Lilo::ISA = qw(Linux::Bootloader);
use base 'Linux::Bootloader';


use vars qw( $VERSION );
our $VERSION = '1.2';


sub new {
    my $this = shift;
    my $class = ref($this) || $this;
    my $self = bless({}, $class);

    $self->SUPER::new();

    return $self;
}

sub _set_config_file {
    my $self=shift;
    $self->{'config_file'}='/etc/lilo.conf';
}



### LILO functions ###


# Run command to install bootloader

sub install {
  my $self=shift;

  system("/sbin/lilo");
  if ($? != 0) { 
    warn ("ERROR:  Failed to run lilo.\n") && return undef; 
  }
  return 1;
}


# Set kernel to be booted once

sub boot_once {
  my $self=shift;
  my $label=shift;

  return undef unless defined $label;
  
  if (system("/sbin/lilo","-R","$label")) {
    warn ("ERROR:  Failed to set boot-once.\n") && return undef; 
  }
  return 1;
}


1;